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location, 32.3% asked the smoker to move away, 57.3% left earlier than planned, and 37.4% asked the smoker to stop smoking.
For more information, contact Steven Gallegos of Glendale Adventist Medical Center at (323) 255-9030 ext. 27 or gallegsj@ah.org. This material was made possible by funding from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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City of Alhambra
PUBLIC OPINIONS ON SMOKE-FREE OUTDOOR AREA POLICIES
Support for Smoke-Free Outdoor Areas
Among different outdoor areas, 78.9% of respondents said service areas should be smoke-free, 88.0% said the areas
around doorways and windows should be smoke-free, and 89.8% said that public events should be smoke-free. More than 90% of the respondents would favor a law that would ban smoking on dining patios (93.8%) and in public parks (90.7%).
71.2% of respondents would feel more comfortable asking someone to stop smoking in an outdoor area if it were illegal. 84.8% of respondents would dine outdoors more often if it was smoke-free. 50.0% of current smokers and 87.6% of non-
PublicSupportforSmokeFreePoliciesInOutdoorAreas
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PublicParks DiningPatios Doorways& ServiceAreas GolfCourses PublicEvents Windows Sidewalks Construction Sites
90.7%
For more information, contact Steven Gallegos of Glendale Adventist Medical Center at (323) 255-9030 ext. 27 or gallegsj@ah.org. This material was made possible by funding from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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